Austin Hamby of Cotter appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday and entered a not guilty plea to charges stemming from an altercation with his girlfriend during which he is alleged to have kicked her and hit her with his fist causing injuries serious enough to require hospitalization and emergency surgery.
According to the probable cause affidavit in the case, Sergeant Brian Williams of the Cotter Police Department was called to the Baxter Regional Medical Center to interview the victim in the case. Williams reported that the victim related the details of a violent domestic disturbance that took place shortly after midnight on February 27th. The victim said the 27-year-old Hamby had kicked her and that he also hit her in the back with his fist while she was carrying her six-month-old daughter.
Williams reported that Hamby kicked his girlfriend in the midsection in such a manner that the injury required reconstructive surgery to repair.
When Williams questioned Hamby, he is alleged to have admitted to the incident. He was arrested and taken to the Baxter County Detention Center.
Hamby is charged with second-degree battery and endangering the welfare of a minor. He is currently free on $5,000 bond. He was ordered to reappear in Circuit Court March 23rd.
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